The VS Code/Cursor Setup to INCREASE Productivity (2025)

This is my setup for Cursor/VSCode that boosts my productivity as a developer. In this video, I’ll show you the best VSCode extensions, settings, themes and Cursor AI tips that I’ve found helpful. I hope this is valuable.

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Themes:
Vesper - https://vscodethemes.com/e/raunofreiberg.vesper/vesper
Minimal - https://vscodethemes.com/e/nichabosh.minimalist-dark/minimal
Poimandres - https://vscodethemes.com/e/pmndrs.pmndrs/poimandres
Symbols (Icons) - https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=miguelsolorio.symbols

Extensions:
Project Manager - https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=alefragnani.project-manager
Bookmarks - https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=alefragnani.Bookmarks
Better Comments - https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=aaron-bond.better-comments
Code Spell Checker - https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=streetsidesoftware.code-spell-checker
Prettier - https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=esbenp.prettier-vscode
Paste JSON as Code - https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=quicktype.quicktype
Mintlify - https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=mintlify.document
Error Lens - https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=usernamehw.errorlens
Pretty TypeScript Errors - https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=yoavbls.pretty-ts-errors
Image Preview - https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=kisstkondoros.vscode-gutter-preview
Discord Presence - https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=icrawl.discord-vscode
GitLens - https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=eamodio.gitlens
GitHub Pull Requests - https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=GitHub.vscode-pull-request-github
Import Cost - https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=wix.vscode-import-cost
Remote SSH - https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode-remote.remote-ssh
Tailwind CSS IntelliSense - https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=bradlc.vscode-tailwindcss
MDX - https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=unifiedjs.vscode-mdx

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Timestamps
00:00 - What's up!
00:42 - Making it look GOOD
01:38 - Layout & Navigation
02:36 - Editor Settings
04:19 - Raycast
05:11 - Extensions — Project Management
06:09 - Extensions — Code Quality & Documentation
07:38 - Extensions — Visual Enhancements
08:37 - Extensions — Dev Tools
09:34 - Extensions — Language specific
10:02 - Why I use Cursor